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 things have slowed down a bit lately on the red top ,did manage to make these rear caliper mounting brackets  to mount Ford Sierra calipers  and had to turn this spacer to take up the slack in the clutch cable because of pivot point mods  first one was to short so remade  mock up sprint rad  TR7 expansion tank  redoing the brake lines in Cupro nickel  the caliper is mounted lower to clear bodywork now the axle as been narrowed  and to keep me busy I went and bought this bag of sh1t  there's some history of it on the autoshite website  came with no engine or box, interiors really good apart from the front seats  engine bay not to bad  bodged over sill repair   think its been off the road a while,the smell and the colour of the petrol in the tank would suggest its true   been busy collecting parts for it, thanks for looking |
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v8ian
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I don't know whee you find the time and energy, or where you find the bits,
Just looking at you engine setback that must be about 6" further back than mine, I was only talking about setback yesterday.
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Last Edit: Dec 4, 2022 20:49:02 GMT by v8ian
Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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shoey
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I don't know whee you find the timed energy, or where you find the bits, Just looking at you engine setback that must be about 6" further back than mine, I was only talking about setback yesterday. Hoping its going to aid handling ,built 2 sprint engined cars years ago and the difference with c20xe car is night and day,quoted weight for sprint engine around 150kg,red top around 120kg,being a small car it makes a big difference. |
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Last Edit: Dec 4, 2022 20:13:56 GMT by shoey
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not sure how accurate it is but the Ford Duratec is supposed to be 105kg
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I’ve said previously how much I like your work on these appealing cars. I’ll add that I’m amazed to see those two NOS rear quarter panels, doors and whatever’s in the bags; I’m assuming they’re like hens teeth?
Best, John
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Haha by the end of this I think you'll be personally responsible for about half of the good condition 2-door Toledos left on the roads of Britain!  Any plans for this one engine-wise? Talking of light engines I wonder if a K-Series would fit. Similar to the Sigma Zetec/Duratec they're a smidge over 100kg (105 if I remember rightly, or 98 for a 16v non-VVT). |
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shoey
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not sure how accurate it is but the Ford Duratec is supposed to be 105kg Must of read my mind,easy to get hold of,fairly cheap and with lots of tuning goodies available |
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I’ve said previously how much I like your work on these appealing cars. I’ll add that I’m amazed to see those two NOS rear quarter panels, doors and whatever’s in the bags; I’m assuming they’re like hens teeth? Best, John Thanks John, luckily I have TD Fitchetts about an hour away who specialise in nos Triumph parts,its the front wings and front panel that really hard get and expensive ,same as Dolomite. |
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Haha by the end of this I think you'll be personally responsible for about half of the good condition 2-door Toledos left on the roads of Britain! Any plans for this one engine-wise? Talking of light engines I wonder if a K-Series would fit. Similar to the Sigma Zetec/Duratec they're a smidge over 100kg (105 if I remember rightly, or 98 for a 16v non-VVT). Haha slowly working my way through them,engine wise Id like another Honda F20C but there getting old and going up in price so I think it will be a Duratec and maybe a Toyota g/box |
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^^^isn't the duration already available in RWD form in the later MX5s? No need for a toyota gearbox then...
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shoey
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^^^isn't the duration already available in RWD form in the later MX5s? No need for a toyota gearbox then... That's true but its a long box and there doesn't look like an easy way of shorting the linkage ,I've seen one fitted in a Dolomite were he cuts up the floor to install it .Beauty with the Toyota box its only 24" from bell housing to lever. |
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Dec 23, 2022 20:09:01 GMT
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I keep got thru this thread looking for snippets of info, and of course, I have a question regarding the Escort hubs, How much, if any does the escort hub alter the offset, toying with the idea of using my spare wheels I have laying about, and getting bigger brakes,
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Dec 24, 2022 18:50:32 GMT
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I keep got thru this thread looking for snippets of info, and of course, I have a question regarding the Escort hubs, How much, if any does the escort hub alter the offset, toying with the idea of using my spare wheels I have laying about, and getting bigger brakes, The mk2 escort hubs I used were 3" from back of the disc to front face of the hub, Toledo's are 2.75" so I've machined 1/4" of the back were the felt grease seal fits to get the hub on further, the brake disc is about 1mm off the Triumph upright, a firm called Sprintspeed sell Ford hubs machined to fit Dolomites front and rear but I'm not sure you'd get the wheels under the stock metal work  front brakes are now plumbed in with decent s/h Stag calipers,they just clear the hub face  finding a suitable place to fit the fuel regulator. |
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Dec 24, 2022 20:20:58 GMT
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Thankyou mr shoey, very helpful as usual, I have a set of compomotives that are FWD ish offsets, I may well bang the studs out and offer the wheels up, if they fit, there could be a wheel swap, and I know they will suit the car, same as fitted to my old van
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Last Edit: Dec 25, 2022 19:15:56 GMT by v8ian
Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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shoey
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 Its hard to tell from this angle but the heater core intake is obscured by the back of the cam cover  so with a bit of head scratching I came up with a plan to move the intake hose up about 2", the sheet steel is off the Beams car old door skin  formed a couple of 5/8" rings  then tacked together, I ll braze together properly next week  test fitting, you can also just see the blower brackets  this shot shows how the blower exhaust is originally angled down slightly  so removed mounting tabs  and rotated the blower clockwise slightly and rewelded the tabs back on  I know the performance of the blower will be down slightly but I can live with that and there's no gapping holes in the bulkhead  also got to fit this old Falcon Sprint exhaust I've had knocking around for years, back box has been shortened 6",thanks for looking |
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Jan 16, 2023 18:58:41 GMT
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 AEM fuel pump and filter fitted  new 5/16" alloy fuel line and clips   still got the front section to complete  blower and coolant parts back from p/coaters  fitted  rotated the Pimento red car to give the underside a thorough examination and its not good  boot floor will need replacing   inner arches  strange repair  chassis legs gone   previous chassis repair  on a more positive note I picked up this Toyota W58 g/box out of a Lotus excel for a decent price  removed the Lotus bellhousing adaptor  and replaced with a RWD motorsport Ford Duratec one ,so Duratec it is ,thanks for looking |
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Jan 19, 2023 10:14:43 GMT
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I had a w58 in my cortina behind a RV8,despits probably 100s of launches at santapod, Never broke it, I did also make a quick shift for it. it has well deserved reputation for being a tough box.
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Jan 21, 2023 16:09:36 GMT
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I had a w58 in my cortina behind a RV8,despits probably 100s of launches at santapod, Never broke it, I did also make a quick shift for it. it has well deserved reputation for being a tough box. Thanks Ian that's good to know  Picked this up from rally and competition equipment over at Biddulph ,its an Ashley RWD XE manifold for a Ford Escort/Opel Manta  Ive heard somewhere they make good power in the rally escorts  wether mine will now I've cut the long secondary's off to fit the shell time will tell  Its almost in, the flange is touching the thermostat housing and needs trimming to clear   and the strut tower may need a small dimple in it, primaries are 1.75" compared to 1.5" on the standard Astra/Calibra manifold so at least it looks a lot beefier. |
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Jan 22, 2023 14:33:32 GMT
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 Good friend Jim again alerted me to this on Facebook marketplace and I was onto like a rat up a drainpipe ,so quick trip up to Leeds.  the bloke selling it had inherited it and some other spares with a Toledo.  so for a £100.00 there's still bargains out there. |
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Jan 22, 2023 15:39:19 GMT
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Nice result.......  |
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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